Isolation of a Marine Invertebrate Metamorphosis-Inducing Kairomone

dc.contributor.advisor Scheuer, Paul
dc.contributor.advisor Hadfield, Michael
dc.contributor.author Burkert, Clarissa
dc.contributor.department Chemistry
dc.date.accessioned 2014-01-15T20:16:42Z
dc.date.available 2014-01-15T20:16:42Z
dc.date.issued 2014-01-15
dc.description.abstract Partial isolation of a compound elaborated by the stony coral Porites compressa, which induces metamorphosis in the nudibranch Phestilla sibogae, has been achieved. The kairomone is a small (M.W.<500) neutral, water soluble molecule, of probable composition C21H23N3O2. It is obtained by freeze- drying the aqueous extract of the live coral. The resulting powder is subjected to prolonged methanol extraction, which produces an active precipitate. Desalting, followed by thin­ layer chromatography yields the active component, partially pure.
dc.format.extent iii, 15 pages
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/32141
dc.publisher University of Hawaii at Manoa
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dc.title Isolation of a Marine Invertebrate Metamorphosis-Inducing Kairomone
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